Gnarly+Quotes

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"Why, indeed, I thought, should we despair? For the two years since our imprisonment in the ghetto we had endured humiliation and hunger. Why should we now lose hope?" - Vladka Meed

Reaction: Its really interesting to see how all the Jews in the ghettos could have such different attitudes about their situation. I think that the people with the more positive views on life in the ghetto, had more of a will to press on and survive when they could just give up and take things as they come.

This was the same quote that I had chosen. I can't really fathom how the optimists of this group could look on the bright side, but there were a few that were strong enough of mind to be able to do that. I'm sure those people who were scared really appreciated the encouragement they received. -Marina

I think this quote proves how strong many of the Jewish people were. Even though they faced struggles and hardships, they pressed on. It is great to see that they could still hold on to hope. It seems they thought that if they had made is that far, then maybe they had a chance at survival. To me, that in itself proved that the nazis were wrong in thinking that the Jews were lesser people. -Kessley C.

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"Humanity? Humanity is not concerned with us. Today anything is allowed. Anything is possible, even these crematories..." - Chlomo Wiesel

I like this quote because it really sums up the book, and even the Holocaust all together. The quote explains why all of that could happen, even to the extent of crematories, and burning babies alive, or could even be possible: because people were only concerned with themselves and kept silent over such terrible acts.

You make a good point. Where was the rest of the world? Why does man so often ignore the plight of others? I wish I had the answer to those questions. M. Fegan

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Reaction to "Nuremburg" One of the most upsetting things to me was how the guard of Hermann Goring, "Tex," was so naive and misled by Goring. He only saw the "sugar coated" outside of Goring and believed in what Goring told him, and by the end of the movie had sided with Goring. While Tex was taken over by Goring's "charm," it is understandable as he probably could not know much better and Going knew how to relate to him and turn him to his side.

I wonder what happened to him? I want to do a little research because he fascinatee me. So young, so naive to be put in charge of this man. M. Fegan